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Colorado County wildlife report and ag valuation rules
Checked November 6, 2026
Report rules not posted; call to confirm
Colorado County Appraisal District doesn’t post its wildlife annual report rules online, so plan on April 30 and call the district to confirm at (979) 732-8222.
| Annual report required? | Not posted; ask the district |
|---|---|
| Due date | Not posted |
What to keep for Colorado County
Whether or not Colorado County asks for a report this year, keep dated proof that you carried out at least three of the seven wildlife management practices in your plan:
- A log of each activity: the date, what you did, where and how much
- Dated photos of the work (feeders, water, brush piles, cleared brush)
- Receipts and invoices for feed, seed, materials and contractors
- Census sheets with dates, routes and numbers seen
Read our plain-English guide to the annual report (PWD-888) for the full 3-of-7 rule, or see deadlines for other counties.
Ag valuation in Colorado County
Running cattle, cutting hay or farming instead of managing for wildlife? These are the Colorado County Appraisal District’s published degree-of-intensity standards for the 1-d-1 agricultural valuation.
Colorado CAD's typical minimum is 10 acres for native pasture, improved pasture and hay. The typical minimum herd is 5 grown breeding-age beef cows (10 stockers, 25 sheep or goats, 25 dairy cows, 3 horses), used at least 6 months of the year, with at least 70% of the tract in use. Tracts under 5 acres with a residence are usually treated as residential. The district gives no fixed acres-per-animal-unit rate; it says rates vary from about 1 head per acre on intensely managed improved pasture to 50–60 acres per cow on weak soils.
| Minimum acres | 10 acres (grazing) |
|---|---|
| Hay | Hay production: 10-acre minimum; proof of hay sales, livestock ownership and baling receipts may be required. |
| Crops and orchards | Orchards/vineyards, truck farms, tree and grass farms, irrigated rice and aquaculture: 10-acre minimum. Pecan orchards need 14 trees per acre and peach orchards 40. |
| Beekeeping | Beekeeping (honeybees or mason bees) on 5–20 acres: at least 6 hives on 5 acres and 12 hives on 20 acres. |
| History and filing | Apply after January 1 and by April 30; late applications may be filed before the ARB approves the records, with a penalty. |
| Source | Colorado County Appraisal District Ag Guidelines, Application Requirements and Agricultural Intensity Standards for 1-d-1 Open Space Land Valuation · checked Nov. 6, 2026 |
An animal unit is one cow (or cow-calf pair); a horse counts as one, and about five goats or sheep make one, though some districts count them differently. See what Texas requires for ag valuation. Your appraisal district has the final say, so call them if anything here doesn’t match your letter.
Who to contact in Colorado County
| Appraisal district | Colorado County Appraisal District |
|---|---|
| Address | 106 Cardinal Lane, Columbus, TX 78934 (mail: P.O. Box 10, Columbus, TX 78934-0010) |
| Phone | (979) 732-8222 |
| Local help with your plan | Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Colorado County |
The appraisal district decides your wildlife valuation and sets any report deadline, so call them if a letter or form doesn’t match what’s on this page. Your county AgriLife Extension office can help with a wildlife management plan.